Behind the Times' new paywall — The time is near for putting to the test Rupert Murdoch's rhetoric about the value of digital journalism and the evils of Google. The Times and the Sunday Times will unveil their new (separate) websites to the public “imminently” - perhaps as soon as Tuesday.

Will the New York Times' Pay Wall Chase Away Bloggers? — Everyone who publishes news online would like to be able to get paid for it by readers. But the balance of risk versus reward isn't the same for every publisher. Some, like The New York Times (NYT), have far more to lose by erecting a pay wall …

Why is Facebook's Propaganda in the Washington Post? — The Washington Post ran a de facto Facebook press release in its op-ed section today. It was a bizarre decision; the newspaper's already embroiled in one ethics scandal, so why cuddle up to a close, public friend of the paper?

Media's Ad/Edit Relationship Is Getting Increasingly More Hazy — ASME takes issue with Shape's May issue. — A content producer—whether a magazine editor or a network producer—would like to believe that the content they create can be distributed to consumers without input or intrusion from the advertising side of the business.

Peters to cover newspapers, magazines for NYT — The Media Desk is delighted and relieved to announce that we've found the perfect reporter to replace Richard Perez-Pena on the newspaper beat. Jeremy W. Peters, an alumni of Metro, Bizday and the Detroit bureau, will take over the publishing job covering …

Information is power — Crime, education, health - in the coming weeks, we will be able to access previously unseen data covering every aspects of our lives. This throws up huge possibilities, and challenges, for journalists — • Get more data from our Datablog — Is data journalism?

Broadcast networks in good time slot for sale — The upfront presentations may have wrapped up last week, but the broadcast networks' sales pitches may be just beginning. — With General Electric in the process of selling NBC Universal to cable giant Comcast, some Wall Street dealmakers …

When Is It Plagiarism? — When it comes to attribution, the rules for on-air and print are fairly clear — give credit for anything that isn't yours. — But the rules are fuzzier for the Web, where it's easier to lose control of your material. Anyone can upload someone else's YouTube video or copy from a website.

Faber Will Be a Host of New CNBC Show — CNBC is adjusting its lunchtime programming line-up for the first time in years, adding a half-hour program that will have as its co-hosts David Faber and Gary Kaminsky. — The program, called “The Strategy Session,” will have its debut in CNBC's 12 p.m. time slot on June 7.

CNN Begins Adding New Shows at 8pm — With last week's announcement that Campbell Brown would be departing CNN, the network has programmed several specials for her 8pmET hour next month. — Next Wednesday and Thursday, the network will air Dr. Sanjay Gupta specials titled “Toxic America.”

Tunerfish Aims to Chart the Social Graph for Video — A skunkworks project within Comcast dubbed Tunerfish that's aimed at using game mechanics to chart the social graph for video was announced at TechCrunch Disrupt today. By enticing users to share what they're watching with their friends …

Animating a Blockbuster: How Pixar Built Toy Story 3 — Screenwriter William Goldman once famously declared that the most important fact of life in Hollywood is that “nobody knows anything.” It was his way of describing a reality that continues to haunt the movie business …

Boxee CEO: Google TV is ‘a Great Opportunity’ — Google's launch into the living room with the introduction of its Google TV could threaten Boxee, Roku and other broadband-connected set-top makers. But despite the fact that the search giant's TV platform could compete directly …

All The Dirt That's Fit To Print — We're used to National Enquirer stories on “shocking” plastic surgery, but in 2010 the rag almost won a Pulitzer. Alex Pappademas chronicles its evolution from tabloid to breaking-news contender — ‘National Enquirer’ executive editor Barry Levine works …

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